SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper

To get a glimpse of the SBI Clerk exam pattern, difficulty level, and question papers, you should practice the SBI Clerk previous year question papers. Here at Mockers, we have shared the links to the previous years’ question papers to help you practice questions to be ready for the Prelims and Mains examination.

By solving the old question papers of SBI Clerk, you will find areas to improve in your learning and exam preparation. To save your precious time and energy, use the given links to start solving the SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper - it is in CBT Mode.

Note: SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper PDF isn’t available here at Mockers.in; however, you can attempt these question papers online from the links provided.

SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper in Hindi

 

If Hindi is your preferred language, use the SBI Clerk Previous year Question Paper in Hindi at Mockers. Except for the language subjects, you’ll find the question papers in Hindi that you can solve easily. 

The old questions in Hindi follow the same format as in English, so you won’t need to worry if you choose to practice questions in both Hindi and English language. However, for candidates who opted for Hindi as their preferred language only practise SBI Clerk Previous year Question Paper in Hindi with Solutions.

Online SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper with Solution

Getting the online SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper isn’t challenging, but finding detailed solutions is. Therefore, our subject experts have prepared the answers to all the questions asked in the past years’ SBI Clerk question papers. 

The solutions of SBI Clerk PYP are as per the exam pattern and are available in Hindi as well as English. Using the solutions to previous year question papers of SBI Clerk, you can better develop the strategy to answer questions or learn about managing time. The online question papers with solutions are available 24/7 for free.

SBI Clerk Prelims Previous Year Question Paper

To solve the SBI Clerk Prelims previous year question paper, you have 60 minutes. There is a total of 100 questions for 100 marks. Questions are from Aptitude, Reasoning and English; each subject has its own number of questions such as 35 Aptitude questions, 35 Reasoning questions and 30 English questions. 

To experience the actual exam pressure, maintain the accuracy level because, for each wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted due to negative marking. Don’t worry about the questions you haven’t attempted as there is no penalty for it.

SBI Clerk Mains Previous Year Question Paper

The SBI Clerk Mains previous year question paper is ideal to practice for those who ace the Mains examination; otherwise, it can be solved by all aspirants to check the difficulty level of Mains questions. To solve the SBI Clerk Mains Previous Year question papers, you must dedicate 160 minutes, with 190 questions to solve for 200 marks. 

Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and Computer Aptitude, General/Financial Awareness, and General English are the subjects from which questions are asked in the SBI Clerk Mains PYP. When you solve the previous year paper of the SBI Clerk Mains exam, you’ll get 1.2 marks for each correct answer in the Reasoning Aptitude and Computer Ability section; other than this, from each section, you’ll get 1 mark for each correct answer. It has negative markings also.

Year-Wise SBI Clerk Question Papers

Every year, the SBI Clerk Question papers are evolving and becoming more challenging, therefore, practising the year-wise SBI Clerk Question Papers is essential for aspirants. When you need the SBI Clerk's previous years’ question papers feel free to use the links provided.

• SBI Clerk Question Paper 2021
• SBI Clerk Question Paper 2020
• SBI Clerk Question Paper 2019
• SBI Clerk Question Paper 2018

SBI Clerk PYP 2021

Get the Memory-Based Paper of SBI Clerk 2021 for prelims and Mains using the links provided. The SBI Clerk Question Papers 2021 is available for all shifts that were held on different dates in July and October.

SBI Clerk PYP 2020

Access the SBI Clerk PYP 2020 for the prelims exam that was conducted on various dates in February such as 22 Feb and more. The SBI Clerk Prelims exam 2020 had easy to moderate difficulty levels however, the SBI Clerk Mains PYP 2020 was of moderate difficulty. To better understand the SBI Clerk 2020 previous year question papers, go through the links provided and practice them online.

SBI Clerk PYP 2019

If you want to track how well you have covered your SBI Clerk Syllabus and how is your preparation so far - practise the SBI Clerk PYP 2019. One direct link to access the SBI Clerk previous year papers 2019 for both phases is already provided here.

SBI Clerk PYP 2018

In 2018, the SBI Clerk exam was conducted in June for the Prelims exams, so to access the questions, refer to the links available here. Note that the SBI Clerk PYP 2018 is free and available on Mockers.in. The 2018 SBI Clerk question papers are available here for different shifts; however, all of them are memory-based.

How to Find SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Paper Online?

Finding the SBI Clerk previous year question paper online should not be hard anymore, because below, we have mentioned the steps to access the previous year question papers.

• Use an internet browser on your device and visit Mockers.in

 

• Once, the Mockers website homepage loads, click Exam Categories or tap on the menu icon to see the Exam Categories option.
• The first option is Bank - click or tap on it.

 

• An option with SBI Clerk will appear - select that one

 

• By default, the SBI Clerk Mock Test page will appear, but you have to choose the option PYQs to access the SBI Clerk previous year question papers for the Prelims and Mains exam.

 

Why Solve SBI Clerk Previous Year Question Papers Online?

One of the most important reasons, we advise SBI Clerk aspirants to solve previous year question papers online is convenience - other than this, these are the absolute reasons to solve the old question papers of the SBI Clerk exam:

• Increases confidence in attempting the SBI Clerk Mock tests and actual exam papers.
• Saves lots of time for revision.
• Helps find the strengths and weaknesses.
• Gives clues on how to answer SBI Clerk Prelims or Mains questions.
• Prepares you to solve questions regardless of difficulty level.

How to Solve SBI Clerk Previous Year Questions?

The basics you need to know to solve the SBI Clerk previous year question papers are to complete the whole syllabus of SBI Clerk, practise enough questions, and revise the important studied topics. Furthermore, these are the key points to remember when you want to solve the Previous year question papers of SBI Clerk exam:

1. The SBI Clerk question paper is divided into different sections so, first of all, cover those sections that are easier for you.
2. Time management is crucial to learn so, follow a specific time limit provided for each section in SBI Clerk PYP. 
3. Try to answer questions faster by maintaining higher accuracy.
4. Once solved, review all questions before submitting.
5. In case, any question remains unsolved seek clarification post submitting the previous year question paper or use the solutions available on Mockers.in

SBI Clerk Previous Year Paper Analysis

As previously mentioned, the difficulty level of questions varies year-on-year therefore, it is essential to keep an eye on the SBI Clerk previous year paper analysis. For convenience, this section covers the SBI Clerk Previous Year Paper Analysis of 2022 for the Prelims and Mains exam.

SBI Clerk Prelims Paper Analysis 2022

As per our experts, the SBI Clerk Prelims Paper analysis 2022 indicates that the question papers were easy to moderate difficulty. Out of the three sections, the English language paper was very easy and the numerical ability sections were a little bit more calculative. However, overall the Prelims papers in 2022 were easy.

SBI Clerk Prelims Paper 2022 Analysis
Sections	Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability	Easiest
Numerical Ability	Calculative
English Language	Easy

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Papers 2022 Analysis

Overall, the SBI Clerk Mains exam paper 2022 was moderate to difficult. Reasoning Ability and English languages section was easy to difficult but Quantitative Aptitude had a difficulty level between Moderate to Difficult. 

Important topics to cover in different sections are Data Interpretation, Simplification, etc… Quantitative Aptitude and Blood Relation, Chinese Coding, Direction Coded, and Machine Input-Output, etc… from Reasoning ability and more. Refer to the table below to learn about more important topics from different sections.

SBI Clerk Mains Exam Papers 2022 Analysis
Sections	Difficulty Level	No of Questions Asked	Important Topics
Quantitative Aptitude	Moderate to Difficult	50	Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation, Simplification, Approximation, Wrong Number Series, Miscellaneous
Reasoning Ability	Easy to Moderate	50	Blood Relation, Chinese Coding, Direction Coded, Machine Input-Output, Puzzles and Seating Arrangement, Logical, Syllogism, Coded Inequality, Data Sufficiency
English Language	Easy to Moderate	40	fill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, Para-jumble, spelling error, word usage, Sentence Rearrangement, prefix, antonym

SBI Clerk Exam Pattern

State Bank of India follows an exam pattern to conduct the SBI Clerk exam to recruit candidates for several job positions. As per the SBI Clerk exam pattern, this banking exam is completed in two phases - Phase 1 (Prelims) and Phase 2 (Mains). Therefore, knowing the SBI Clerk exam pattern for both phases is essential. Below is the SBI Clerk Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains.

Phase I (Prelims) Exam Pattern

The Phase 1 SBI Clerk Prelims exam period is one hour or 60 minutes. The total number of questions is 100, where 30 are from the English language, 35 are from Numerical Ability, and 35 are from Reasoning. Each section has a separate duration that is 20 minutes. 

Before solving the SBI Clerk Previous year question papers, Mock tests and actual exam papers, all aspirants must be familiar with the SBI Clerk Prelims Phase 1 exam pattern.

Section	No. of Question	Total Marks	Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

Phase II (Mains) Exam Pattern

The second phase SBI Clerk exam consists of 190 questions for 200 marks. As per the exam pattern, the time duration is 160 minutes - 35 minutes for Quantitative Aptitude, 45 minutes for General/Financial Awareness, 45 minutes for Reasoning and 35 minutes for English language. 

Gathering these details before attempting any kind of SBI Clerk Mains exam questions is essential. You must go through the table below to better understand the SBI Clerk Mains Exam Pattern.

Subject/ Section	Number of Question	Total Marks	Time Duration
Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	35 minutes
General/ Financial Awareness	50	50	45 minutes
Reasoning	50	60	45 minutes
English Language	40	40	35 minutes
Total	190	200	160 minutes

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